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Oil Stovp. No. 242,719 Patented June 7,1881.

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'JAFEW s. .vAN BUREN, or ALBANY, NEW YORK.

OIL-STOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 242,719, dated June 7, 1881.

' Application filed April -6, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AFEW S. VAN BUREN, of Albany, in the county of Albany and State of New York,have invented certain new and; useful Improvements in Oil-Stoves; and I'do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in oil-stoves and it consists, first, in making the sheets of isin glass which form the sides of each chimney readily removable without hav ing to displace any part of the stove, so that the isin glass can be taken out at any time to be cleaned or repaired; second, in forming the ends of the chimney for each burner out of an iron casting, which is secured in any suitable manner between the plate upon which the cone for each; burner isformed and the top plate of the stove; third, in-securing the lid of the mouth through which the oil-reservoir is filled in position by means of the hinge of the part to which the burners are attached, all of which will be more fully described hereinafter.

I Figure 1 is a vertical section of my invention, showing the manner of removing the sheets of isinglass. Fig. 2 shows detail views of the lid to the mouth of the oil-reservoir. Fig. 3 is an inverted view of the under side of thetop plate. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the stove with the top plate removed. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are detail views of modifications of my invention. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the stove, showing the two hinged parts turned back at right angles to each other. Fig. 9 is a perspective of one of the castings which forms one end of all of the chimneys.

A represents the base of the stove, which is raised any suitable distance above the top of the table or floor by means of the legs B, and which base has the reservoir 0 secured in its top in any suitable manner. These two parts are here shown as made in separate parts and secured together; but they may be cast in a single piece, it so desired; Uponthe top of this base are formed the two sets of ears, standing at right angles to each other, and between which the two moving parts of the stove are pivoted. The moving part D, to which the burners E are secured, has its top part filled with a cement or any suitable non-conducting material, and at any suitable distance above this non-conducting material is secured the usual air-distributer, just below the tops of the wick tubes. That part I of the hinge which is connected to this movablepartextends outward over the top of the groove J, which is groove rest the pivots of the cover M which closes the mouth through which the oil-reser' voir is filled with oil. When the hinged part to which the burners are secured is in position its hinges hold this lid securely down in posi-f tion, but allow it to be freely opened upward whenever it is desired to pour in oil; but it prevents the lid from being removed from the stove. When, however, this partot' the stove is turned backward, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8, this lid can be not only opened up ward in the usual manner, butentirelyremoved from the stove. By means of this construction this lid is attached to the stove without the necess'ity of forming hinges for it of its own, and thus cheapens the costof the stove to a correspondingdegree. I I Also hingedto the base of the stove, and moving at right angles to the part to which the burners are secured, is the plate N, upon the top of which is formed a cone, '0, for each burner. formed suitable guiding-flanges for holding the castings Q in position, which castings form the ends ofeach chimney, and at the same time the means of holding the isin glass plates used for forming the chimneys. Over the top of the cone-plate and the ends of these castings Q is secured the ornamental plate 1%, of any suitable design, and which gives the stove an elegant and finished appearance. Resting upon the upper ends of these castings Q, which form the ends of each chimney, is the top plate, S, of the stove, which is provided with suitable projections for the cooking-vessels to rest upon. Through this plate are formed the three openings F, which correspond to each one of the chimneys, and through which openings the heated air rises against the under side'of the cooking-vessel. Upon opposite sides of these openings are made the slots U, through made in the top of the base, and in which At the ends of these burners arewhich the sheets of isin glass are inserted or removed either for cleaning or repairs. The sheets of isinglass project slightly above the top of the top plate, S, and can be readily taken hold of by the hand and removed and replaced whenever desired. These slots are made preferably in the curved shape shown in Fig. 3, and after the isin glass is inserted into position each sheet is supported at its bottom by resting against the side of the cone, atits ends by the curved surfaces of the casting which forms the end of the chimney, and at its top by the curved slot in the top plate. This removal of the sheet of isinglass which forms the chimneys is a matter of the greatest convenience, for, should one of the sheets at any time become blackened or broken, it can readily be removed without having to displace a single part of the stove.

Instead of havingeach chimney formed separatcly, as here shown and described, one large chimney may be made to inclose all of the burners and answerthe same purpose,in which case there will be a number of grooved posts, V, rising upward from the cone-plate, and between these posts will be inserted the sheets of isinglass, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. In this case there will be a series of curved slots made through the outer portion of the top plate, and each sheet will be removable, as above described. In this last case one large chimney is formed for all of the burners, and each section of the isinglass is made removable the same as where a separate and distinct chimney is formed for each burner.

' In case it should be preferred not to have the heat-of the burners come in direct contact with the under side of the vessels, a curved diffusing-plate will be provided with a series of openings, through which the heated air will rise upward against the under side of the thin plate X, upon which the cooking-vessel will rest. Under the outer edge of this plate X, which is adapted for different kinds of cookin g in itself, there are made suitable holes, through which the heated air escapes, but this air is held constantly in contact with the plate, so as to heat it as thoroughly as possible. This plate X may be used as a griddle-plate and other such purposes or it may be used for simply setting some article upon it either to be cooked or kept warm.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In an oil-stove, the combination of the top plate, S, having openings for the escape of the products of combustion and openings or slots for the insertion and removal of the sheets of mica, with the sheets of mica which form the chimneys, substantially as shown.

2. In an oil-stove, the combination of the top plate, S, having the openings F U, with the sheets of mica, which have their upper ends to project above the top plate so that they can be taken hold of by hand, substantially as described.

3. In an oil-stove, the combination of the top plate, provided with slots for the sheets of mica and openings for the escape of the products ofcombustion, with the removable sheets of mica and the castings Q, substantially as set forth.

4. In an oil-stove, the combination of the lid M, provided with pivots, with the hinges I of the part D of the stove, the hinges being made to catch over the tops of the pivots, substantially as specified.

5. In an oil-stove, the combination ofa curved diffusing-plate, provided with a series of openings for the heated air to pass through, with the plate X, the parts being combined and arranged to operate substantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I afux my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAFEW S. VAN BUREN.

Witnesses:

E. RAFIERY, J. DORION. 

